diff --git a/newlib/libc/include/memory.h b/newlib/libc/include/memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4a14fcb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newlib/libc/include/memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef _MEMORY_H
+#define	_MEMORY_H
+#include <string.h>
+#endif /* !_MEMORY_H */
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/include/memory.h b/winsup/cygwin/include/memory.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 42370a9bf..000000000
--- a/winsup/cygwin/include/memory.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/* memory.h
-
-This file is part of Cygwin.
-
-This software is a copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
-Cygwin license.  Please consult the file "CYGWIN_LICENSE" for
-details. */
-
-#ifndef _MEMORY_H
-#define _MEMORY_H
-
-/* This allows more things to compile. */
-#include <string.h>
-
-#endif /* _MEMORY_H */